CVE-2017-1000241
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe application OpenEMR version 5.0.0, 5.0.1-dev and prior is affected by vertical privilege escalation vulnerability. This vulnerability can allow an authenticated non-administrator users to view and modify information only accessible to administrators.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceOpenEMR 5.0.0 and prior versions contain a vertical privilege escalation flaw where authenticated non-administrator users can bypass role-based access controls to view and modify data that should only be accessible to administrator accounts. This authorization failure allows standard users to perform administrative functions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 5.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed OpenEMR versionLocate and read the version file or database entry that stores the OpenEMR installation version number. Common locations include version files in the root directory or the version field in the database.Affected if The installed version is 5.0.0, 5.0.1, or any earlier version (less than or equal to 5.0.1).
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Verify non-administrator user accounts existQuery the user database or user management interface to confirm the presence of authenticated non-administrator role accounts in the system.Affected if The system has at least one non-administrator user account configured.
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Confirm role-based access control configurationReview the access control settings or user role permissions configuration to verify if role-based restrictions are defined for administrative functions.Affected if Role-based access controls are defined but can be bypassed by low-privilege authenticated users.
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Test administrative function access with non-admin accountUsing an authenticated non-administrator user session, attempt to access administrative endpoints or functions that should be restricted to administrator roles only.Affected if A non-administrator user can successfully view or modify data or perform actions that should require administrator privileges.
A user is affected if their OpenEMR installation is version 5.0.1 or earlier AND the system contains non-administrator users who can bypass role-based access controls to perform administrative functions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement and enforce proper server-side authorization checks to validate user role/privilege level before granting access to administrative functions and data. All admin-only endpoints should verify session credentials against required permission levels.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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